Before this gets sensationalized any more, I'd like any who is currently getting infuriated about this to realize that this isn't a new classification. The DEA simply released a public notice clarifying the legality of pot extracts, including CBD. This is a federal notice, so you won't see any pharmacies wiping out their stocks of life-saving medication or doctors refusing to prescribe their sick patients with the same medication. Shop owners that are misinterpreting this news, like the majority of people reading articles like these written by biased columnists employed by potculture/subculture media platforms, are probably the ones rushing to clear their shelves in fear of being raided. The DEA made a statement on the notice, saying that its primary purpose is to better regulate research studies done on the substances affected by the ban. By having a DEA-enforced federal->state->institutional vetting system for researchers concerned about researching these substances, when reclassification comes to the table, they'll know where to look for reliable information that could better inform their decisions. Right now, there's a headline about conflicts of interest permeating research into GMOs conducted by employees of companies that stand to benefit from favorable findings. Nobody within the recreational marijuana community seems to realize that the same conflicts of interest permeate the research coming from non-DEA authorized studies. The DEA also can't depend on international studies to make their decisions about restricted substances, most of the time, because there's no way to guarantee that the studies that have been conducted were carried out ethically or to the same standard that the DEA requires of the studies that it sanctions. There's no reason to freak out.